American Idol bosses have shot down reports that former judge Paula Abdul is returning to the hit reality show. Hollywood has been buzzing with the news that Abdul was set to rejoin the judges’ table less than a year after she left. Last August, Abdul announced long-running negotiations had fallen through and she had quit the singing competition show after eight seasons. She has since been replaced by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres. But now with the news that Simon Cowell is leaving after this season to concentrate on the US version of his hit British show The X Factor , rumors began swirling that Abdul had been offered her old job back. A source told US magazine In Touch: “They want Paula back. They’re not sure if she’d be the fifth judge, but they are talking to her. People tuned in to see Paula’s wacky antics and her chemistry with Simon. The show is just not as much fun to watch without her.” However, American Idol executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz had denied reports Fox network executives are wooing Abdul back. Frot-Coutaz told the New York Daily News : “There’s no truth to that rumor.”
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Paula Abdul Is NOT Returning To ‘Idol’
